Clinton County, Michigan
Ovid Real Estate and Local Guide
Small Clinton County city on M-21 between St. Johns and Owosso; a former carriage-manufacturing village that incorporated as a city in 2015 and anchors the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools community Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Ovid best.
About the area
Living in Ovid, MI
Named after Ovid, New York, the hometown of early settler William Swarthout, who came to the area in the mid-1800s.
The housing market
Homes in Ovid
- 64.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 68.0% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $92,000.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Ovid home
First Congregational Church of Ovid
Gothic Revival church built in 1872 by master carpenter George Fox at 222 N. Main Street; designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Ovid Carriage Days
Annual downtown festival held since 1993 that celebrates Ovid's carriage-manufacturing heritage, named for the Schafield and Danforth carriage works
Sleepy Hollow State Park and Lake Ovid
2,678-acre state park in Ovid Township just south of the city, centered on 410-acre Lake Ovid, a man-made lake formed by damming the Little Maple River
Gumaer Park
Wooded park at the north end of town with playground equipment, horseshoe pits, charcoal grills, restrooms and a rentable pavilion
Little League Field and Dog Park
Park at 405 S. Gratiot with three baseball fields, playground equipment, restrooms, a rentable pavilion and a fenced dog park
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.